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He has worked for KLAC in Los Angeles since February 2005, when the station became all-sports in a three-way frequency swap with XTRA and KTLK. Before that, he served 17 years at XTRA. KLAC AM 570 is a radio station serving the Los Angeles metropolitan area. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Xtras are plug-in applications (alternatively know as extensions, add-ons, or components) for Macromedia products, in particular Macromedia_Director or Authorware. ... KTLK AM 1150 is a radio station serving the Los Angeles metropolitan area. ...

From 1986 to 2005, he hosted a daily four-hour talk show on those stations. In July of 2005, he lost the show as part of a restructuring as KLAC de-emphasized sports talk in favor of "man talk." The new hosts are Matt Smith and Joe Grande, both of whom once read sports news as part as morning shows, as well as former UCLA quarterback Wayne Cook. Hamilton still contributes hourly updates in the afternoon and hosts a weekend talk show. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university located in the residential area of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ...

Hamilton was the play-by-play announcer for San Diego Chargers on radio from 1986 to 1997. Among the games he called was Super Bowl XXIX in January 1995, the only such appearance in team history. His partners were Jim Laslavic and Pat Curran. City San Diego, California Other nicknames Bolts, Super Chargers Team colors Navy Blue, White, and Gold Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer Owner Alex Spanos George Pernicano (Minority owner (3%)) General manager A.J. Smith Fight song San Diego Super Chargers Local radio Flagship stations: KIOZ (105. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Date January 29, 1995 Stadium Joe Robbie Stadium City Miami Gardens, Florida MVP Steve Young, Quarterback Favorite 49ers by 18 1/2 National anthem Kathie Lee Gifford Coin toss Otto Graham, Joe Greene, Ray Nitschke, and Gale Sayers Referee Jerry Markbreit Halftime show Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval, Miami...

Before the Chargers, Hamilton was announcer for the football and basketball programs at Arizona State University and a talk-show host in Phoenix for news/talk/sports station KTAR. His show, "620 Sportsline", was a two-hour show similar in format to the four-hour show he would host in Southern California. The main reason he gave for leaving KTAR was a chance to do play-by-play for the Chargers, since Phoenix didn't have an NFL team at the time. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... Arizona State University (ASU) is a public institution of higher education and research with several campuses located in and nearby to Tempe, Arizona. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Valley of the Sun Location Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Arizona Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,230. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Even earlier, in the mid-1970s, he was play-by-play voice of the Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association. The Cleveland Crusaders was an ice hockey team that played in the WHA in Cleveland, Ohio from 1972-1976. ... World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. ...

Other play-by-play assignments include the Southern California football program, the Seattle Seahawks, the Pac-10 men's basketball tournament, and National Football League games on Sports USA Radio Network. The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern California and Southern Cal), located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ... City Seattle, Washington Other nicknames The Hawks Team colors Pacific Blue, Navy Blue, Neon Green, White Head Coach Mike Holmgren Owner Paul Allen General manager Tim Ruskell Mascot Blitz Local radio Flagship stations: KIRO (710 AM) Announcers: Warren Moon and Steve Raible League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1976-present... The Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. ... Jones Radio Networks is a radio programming company. ...

Controversies

• In 1993, he apologized after calling Fritz Quindt, a sportswriter with the San Diego Union Tribune, a "faggot" and "less than a man" for revealing Hamilton's real name (the name Lee Hacksaw Hamilton is a pseudonym). Members of the community, including former Charger Ron Mix, GLAAD, and others asked Hamilton to apologize to Quindt. However, the apology came with other vitriol directed against Quindt, and XTRA management refused to take further action against Hamilton.

• In 2002, he resigned as play-by-play announcer for the Minnesota Vikings after just one preseason game. It came after a reporter for a weekly African-American newspaper in Minneapolis--who is also the father of current Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald--exposed racist and sexist comments that Hamilton sometimes used on his talk shows.

Hamilton was to replace longtime Vikings announcer Dan Rowe, who eventually spent two years in San Diego as the play-by-play announcer for the Chargers (2003 and 2004 seasons). The San Diego Union-Tribune is a daily newspaper published in San Diego, California by the Copley Press. ... A faggot or fagot is a bundle of sticks or branches, usually meant for use as firewood. ... Ronald Jack Mix was born on March 10, 1938, in Los Angeles, California. ... Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation or GLAAD is an organization intended to promote and ensure fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. ... City Minneapolis, Minnesota Other nicknames The Vikes, The Purple People Eaters Team colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Brad Childress Owner Zygi Wilf General manager Rob Brzezinski Fight song Skol, Vikings Mascot Ragnar and Vikadontis Rex Local radio Flagship stations: KFAN (1130 AM) Announcers: Paul Allen, Greg Coleman, and... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... Larry Darnell Fitzgerald, Jr. ...

• Perhaps his most infamous soundbite as XETRA host, Hamilton urged a fan of the then-Los Angeles Raiders to kill himself after the caller accused Hamilton of grandstanding for the Chargers. (Ironically, he could also be very critical of the team, which could have caused the Chargers' relationship with XTRA to end after the 2000 season. The team has since broadcast on music stations where the hosts are thought to be more supportive.)

City Oakland, California Team colors Silver and Black Head Coach Art Shell Owner Al Davis General manager Al Davis Local radio Flagship stations: KSFO (560 AM)-English and KZSF (1370 AM)-Spanish Announcers: George Atkinson, Tom Flores, Greg Papa, and Jim Plunkett (English) and Erwin Higueros and Ambrosio Rico (Spanish...

References

• Freeman, John. Hamilton's on-air slur offends gay activists. San Diego Union Tribune, September 26, 1993.